[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1708 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1708

To provide additional appropriations to the Indian Health Service, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2021

   Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide additional appropriations to the Indian Health Service, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Health Care Protection Fund 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR INDIAN HEALTH.

    (a) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for lost reimbursements in accordance with 
section 207 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1621f).
    (b) Funds appropriated by subsection (a) shall be made available to 
restore amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for 
obligations for the purposes specified in this section that were 
incurred to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 during the 
period beginning on the date on which the public health emergency was 
declared by the Secretary on January 31, 2020, pursuant to section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to 
COVID-19 and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Funds made available under subsection (a) to Tribes and Tribal 
organizations under the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) shall be available on a one-
time basis. Such non-recurring funds shall not be part of the amount 
required by section 106 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5325), and such funds shall only be used for 
the purposes identified in this section.
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